VCPWA Gives Back for the Holidays
In early March, VCPWA’s current and future leadership members attended the Agency’s annual Executive Planning Session.
Ventura County Public Works Agency-Watershed Protection Seeks to Alleviate Flooding with tšumaš Creek Improvements
Ventura County Public Works Agency-Watershed Protection (VCPWA-WP) is working to reduce potential flood risk from Hueneme Road to Jane Drive with the tšumaš Creek improvement project.
Ventura County Public Works Agency Engineering Services Work on Innovative Projects to Move Community to New Heights
While Ventura County Public Works Agency’s Engineering Services (VCPWA-ES) may not be familiar to the general public, their work managing capital construction, land development, and county surveying all contribute to many important community additions.
Navy, Ventura County Enter into a Cost-Saving Support Agreement
An intergovernmental support agreement (IGSA) signed by Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) and the County of Ventura is expected to save government money, increase Navy operational efficiencies, and help ensure the long-term sustainability of the local Navy installation.
Embracing Change Every Day
The VCPWA WORKS Newsletter is a mobile and informative way to keep in the know of what is happening with our VCPWA departments, projects and technology.
ECO TIP: TREATED WOOD WASTE
Eco-tip: How would you treat treated wood? Relaxed rules expire next month David Goldstein Special to Ventura County Star “Why can’t every manufactured product just be non-toxic?” I am sometimes asked this question by people calling to find out about household hazardous waste collection events. Treated wood provides a good example of the complexities of…
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – DO GREEN FEATURES SELL HOUSES
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | DO “GREEN” FEATURES HELP SELL HOUSES? Nov 4, 2020| David Goldstein, Eye on the Environment by David Goldstein, VC PWA, IWMD Realtors are known for using certain terms to describe homes, and those terms sometimes can have an unexpected meaning. For example, as readynest.com points out, if a realtor describes a home…
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – TRACKING TOXINS AND TALKING TRANSITIONS
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | TRACKING TOXINS AND TALKING TRANSITIONS Oct 28, 2020 | David Goldstein, Eye on the Environment California is getting serious about tracking toxins in personal care products. by David Goldstein This year, the California legislature passed chemical “right to know” legislation, requiring disclosures of ingredients in cosmetics and menstrual products. Previously, some ingredients could…
Navy and Ventura County Enter into a Cost-Saving Support Agreement
Bilingual report — Navy and Ventura County Enter into a Cost-Saving Support Agreement by Community Contributor • October 21, 2020 • Comments Off on Bilingual report — Navy and Ventura County Enter into a Cost-Saving Support Agreement By Melinda Larson • Naval Base Ventura County Public Affairs Office VENTURA — An intergovernmental support agreement (IGSA) on Oct. 21 signed by Naval Base…
KVTA News and Glenn Shephard
October 14, 2020 KVTA Interview with Tom Spence and VCPWA Watershed Protection Director Glenn Shephard https://cdn.publicworks.venturacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KVTA-VCPWA-20201014_GlennS-1.mp3 publicworks.venturacounty.gov